Nic Stone, the author, prefaces this story with a confession. She didn't plan to write this sequel. Instead, she saw how young black readers interacted with Justyce, the protagonist in the first book, and wanted to give them a more relatable main character. Justyce attended a private high school, had a strong black male role model in his life, and eventually got accepted into an Ivy League school. That is not the norm for black teenagers in the United States and Stone recognized that. That is why this book was created. Dear Justyce focuses on Quan, an incarcerated black teenager, who grew up in a less than desirable home (to put it lightly). After getting involved with a gang-like group, Quan ends up confessing to a crime he didn't commit. He uses the same strategy Justyce does in the first book by writing about his reality, but instead of writing to a deceased Civil Rights leader, he writes to his friend, Justyce. I loved this sequel and think Stone did a fantastic job once again highlighting the realities of being a black teenager. If you read YA literature, you must add this one to your list.